Conference
Point prevalence survey for healthcare-associated infections within Canadian adult acute-care hospitals
Abstract
A survey of adult patients 19 years of age and older was conducted in February 2002 in hospitals across Canada to estimate the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). A total of 5750 adults were surveyed; 601 of these had 667 HAIs, giving a prevalence of 10.5% infected patients and 11.6% HAIs. Urinary tract infections (UTI) were the most frequent HAI, shown by 194 (3.4%) of the patients surveyed. Pneumonia was found in 175 (3.0%) …
Authors
Gravel D; Taylor G; Ofner M; Johnston L; Loeb M; Roth VR; Stegenga J; Bryce E; Program TCNIS; Matlow A
Volume
66
Pagination
pp. 243-248
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.jhin.2007.04.008
Conference proceedings
Journal of Hospital Infection
Issue
3
ISSN
0195-6701